Jim Beam Rye Pre Prohibition Style Review

Taste character jim beam rye is a pre prohibition style rye whiskey that pays homage to one of our family s oldest recipes and is distilled according to the same exacting standards that have governed jim beam for more than 200 years.

Jim beam rye pre prohibition style review.

Tasting note by the chaps at master of malt. Jim beam rye is a pre prohibition style whiskey aged in new charred oak white oak barrels to 80 proof. Jim beam pre prohibition style rye whiskey 2015 february 15 2015 good old yellow label jim beam rye was for many drinkers their first exposure to rye whiskey. This review refers to the old 80 proof jim beam rye and not the new stronger pre prohibition style jim beam rye.

On average 750 ml. Jim beam pre prohibition style rye has lots of oak flavor and lots of heat from the alcohol underlaid with only the faintest hints of rye spice. This is just beam straight rye likely at 4 years and a day old at 45 abv. The label received a bit of a redesign in 2016 changing from a yellow label to this rather stylish green label.

Jim beam pre prohibition rye 45 abv 90 proof 22 99 light amber in color the nose is a good mix of oak and rye spice along with a subtle undercurrent of caramel. It s a favourite of whisky bible author jim murray and won best rye aged under 10 years in 2010 scoring 88 points. It makes an ok manhattan that seems to plays up more of the herbal character of the vermouth. Maybe maybe if they had anything whatsoever to say about what their oldest recipe entails or why it has anything to do with pre prohibition distillation or really any information at all about why this is different from the 40 abv version that this is replacing i might have been a little less cynical.

All in all i will not be buying another bottle. Jim beam pre prohibition rye smells like a stronger old overholt but tastes like a spicier version of jim beam white and in the end doesn t taste or smell much different than the old yellow label. There s a slight green quality to the rye here more rye grain than rye bread. If you can find a better sipping rye at that cost don t hesitate to buy it.